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C37100 Brass vs. S33228 Stainless Steel

C37100 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S33228 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C37100 brass and the bottom bar is S33228 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 40
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
79
Shear Strength, MPa 260 to 300
380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 520
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 390
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
37
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 38 to 120
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 750
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 18
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 18
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 17
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.025
Carbon (C), % 0
0.040 to 0.080
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
26 to 28
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 62
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
36.5 to 42.3
Lead (Pb), % 0.6 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
31 to 33
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.6 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Zinc (Zn), % 36.3 to 41.4
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0